WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 939; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1998 which is 895. The average score for Château Langoa-Barton is 874, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Langoa-Barton they use words like Fruit, Tannins, Full, Classic, Depth, Rich, Dense, Cassis, Oak, Structure, Ripe, Dark, Fine, Long, Purple. The 1998 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1998 but no other wine from Château Langoa-Barton: Satisfying, Enticing, Hedgerow, Mocha, Berries, Roundness, Mature. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.73%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 1998 (12.5% vs 12.66%). The wine has been ready to drink for 9 years (since 2007) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Château Langoa-Barton around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2005, Château Lynch-Bages 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2010, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Malescot St Exupéry 2003, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1999, Château Calon-Ségur 2014, Château Haut-Bages-Libéral 2010, Château d’Armailhac 2008.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Langoa-Barton 1998
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-11-05 |
gbp |
44 |